Murphys Rock Upstate Concert Hall By Jim Shahen Jr. CLIFTON PARK – A band’s studio output only tells part of the story. Take the Dropkick Murphys, for instance. Possessors of several solid albums of a unique brand of Celtic-rooted punk rock, it isn’t until the live show that the band’s raucous, lively sound and personality […]
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Sibling dance stars Julianne and Derek Hough, known for their winning footwork on “Dancing with the Stars,” will bring their “Move Live” tour to the Palace theater at 8 p.m. Friday, July 10, the venue has announced. Tickets run $49.50, $59.50 and $79.50 and go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 6 […]
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A new piece influenced by Native American lore and dedicated to Schenectady County Community College will debut at a free concert celebrating the school’s 45th anniversary. The world premiere of Brett Wery’s “Oot-kwa-tah,” or “Dance of the Seven Children” for chamber orchestra, will be among the works to be presented by the School of Music […]
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Cellists Yo-Yo Ma and Joahnnes Moser and pianists Emanuel Ax and Jean-Yves Thibaudet will join previously announced violinist Joshua Bell in the parade of big-name soloists returning to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center this summer for the Philadelphia Orchestra’s annual summer residency. The three-week lineup, announced by the venue, includes a pops night, a program […]
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By Joseph Dalton Having little to no talent but still reaching, fearlessly, toward great art is what made the career of soprano Florence Foster Jenkins. She wasn’t at all musical but she garnered devoted and sizeable audiences for her recitals of art songs and operatic arias. By the time of her death in 1944, she’d […]
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Three different approaches to jazz buoy the Capital Region’s newest festival By Greg Haymes TROY — “That’s the thing about jazz,” Marcus Roberts explained as he settled in on the piano bench in the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on Friday night. “There’s room for everybody’s personality and perspective.” And certainly the opening night of […]
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We have a winner for a pair of tickets to the Marcus Roberts Trio/Anat Cohen concert at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Linda won after a random drawing from those who responded and told us their favorite live jazz experience. Congratulations to Linda.
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Leonard Nimoy, aka Mr. Spock on the original “Star Trek” TV series, died Friday morning in Los Angeles at 83. All those who loved him and his work and would want to say a few words about him or about your favorite Spock episode or movie, feel free to comment. Live long and prosper.
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